Exam Preparation Worksheet: Checking Answers

Exam preparation lesson 20: Checking your answers · Set 492 · 40 questions

Study tip (Hunt the slips): Smart checks: units in each answer, all parts answered, question numbers right, roll number written, key sums reworked, spelling of key terms, labels on diagrams. Kinds of slips: calculation slip (7 × 8 = 54), copying slip (45 used as 54), missed part (only part (a)), missing unit (20 instead of 20 cm²). Does the answer make sense? A pencil does not cost ₹4,000.

1. 1.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: units in each answer? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
2. 2.True or false: “leaving the hall early” is a smart thing to check. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: if you read ₹250 in the question as ₹205, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) spelling of key terms (b) random answer changes (c) adding doodles (d) checking page 1 only
5. 5.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You the question said 45, but you used 54. (a) a copying slip (b) a calculation slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) roll number written (d) all parts answered
7. 7.True or false: “spelling of key terms” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a missed part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “rewriting neat pages” is a smart thing to check. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reworking key sums (b) labels on diagrams (c) spelling of key terms (d) rewriting neat pages
11. 11.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) units in each answer (b) reworking key sums (c) random answer changes (d) roll number written
12. 12.True or false: if you the question said 45, but you used 54, it is a copying slip. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) random answer changes (b) reworking key sums (c) spelling of key terms (d) units in each answer
14. 14.True or false: “labels on diagrams” is a poor use of checking time. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✅ What should you check on the first page? (a) the weather (b) your friend’s page (c) the hall’s colour (d) your name and roll no.
16. 16.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote the speed as 60, not 60 km/h. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
17. 17.✅ Which is a quick check for a word problem answer? (a) does it make sense? (b) is it neat? (c) is it long? (d) is it in pencil?
18. 18.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 100 − 36 = 74. (a) a copying slip (b) a missing unit (c) a missed part (d) a calculation slip
19. 19.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You added 25 + 17 and got 32. (a) a missing unit (b) a copying slip (c) a calculation slip (d) a missed part
20. 20.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) question numbers right (b) rewriting neat pages (c) checking page 1 only (d) staring at the ceiling
21. 21.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: all parts answered? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
22. 22.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) all parts answered (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) rewriting neat pages
23. 23.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: labels on diagrams? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
24. 24.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You wrote 7 × 8 = 54. (a) a missed part (b) a missing unit (c) a copying slip (d) a calculation slip
25. 25.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You gave one reason when it asked for two. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missing unit (d) a missed part
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) units in each answer (b) staring at the ceiling (c) reworking key sums (d) spelling of key terms
27. 27.✅ Should you change an answer just because you are nervous? (a) always change twice (b) yes, change all (c) yes, at random (d) no, only with a reason
28. 28.✅ You finish 10 minutes early. What is best? (a) sit and wait (b) chat with others (c) leave the hall (d) check your answers
29. 29.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: checking page 1 only? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
30. 30.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: spelling of key terms? (a) a poor use of time (b) a smart check
31. 31.Which of these is a smart thing to check? (a) adding doodles (b) staring at the ceiling (c) leaving the hall early (d) labels on diagrams
32. 32.True or false: if you copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) question numbers right (b) leaving the hall early (c) rewriting neat pages (d) random answer changes
34. 34.✅ Smart thing to check, or a poor use of time: random answer changes? (a) a smart check (b) a poor use of time
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding doodles (b) labels on diagrams (c) question numbers right (d) spelling of key terms
36. 36.🔍 What kind of mistake is this? You copied 3.6 as 36 from the paper. (a) a calculation slip (b) a copying slip (c) a missed part (d) a missing unit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor use of checking time? (a) adding doodles (b) question numbers right (c) spelling of key terms (d) roll number written
38. 38.True or false: if you wrote “12” for a length of 12 cm, it is a missing unit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) labels on diagrams (b) checking page 1 only (c) units in each answer (d) all parts answered
40. 40.True or false: if you added 25 + 17 and got 32, it is a copying slip. (a) False (b) True

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